Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Golden poison frog



Phyllobates terribills

Size: 5cm, females tend to be larger than males. 

Weight: It weighs less than an 1oz

Life expectancy: They have been able to live up to 10 years

When it first appeared: No data

Location: They live in rain forest of colombia at altitudes of 100-200m 



Taxonomy:
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Lissamphibia
Superorder: Batrachia
Clade: Salientia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Superfamily: Dendrobatoidea
Family: Dendrobatidae
Subfamily: Dendrobatinae
Genus: Phyllobates
Species: Phyllobates terribilis

Diet: This frog primarily eats ants of the genera brachymyrmex and paraterchina, but also eat termites and beetles

Anatomy: Due to the diet of this frog, the skin of the frog is poisonous. This defends the frog from predators. In captivity this frogs do not get the chance to have poisonous skin due to the change of diet.

Behavior: These animals are highly intelligent. In captivity they can recognize the human caretakers. They also have great accuracy and eat can catch things quickly with its tongue.  Phyllobates terribilis is social. In the wild they form groups of 4-7, while in captivity they can reach groups from 10-15. They also get along very well, having very little fights. 

Reproduction: Golden poison frogs, though it is only males, can get aggressive with others when it comes to territory. Males will make high pitch calls. Before mating they will stroke each others head, back, flanks, and cloaca areas.  They take care of their offspring. Golden frogs will lay their eggs on the ground. When the tadpoles are born, they will stick themselves to their parents backs. Then the parents take them to the canopy and put them in water pools. Once adults the parents take them to existing groups. 

Relationship with other animals: Humans native to the area use the poison from the frogs to help them hunt. 



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Other sources:

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...dart-frog/

http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phyl...erribilis/

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?...terribilis